Buggy-spring.



6 0 9 1 5 E N U J D E T N E T A P uaw m MR P HS Y MG m B APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23. 1905.

INVENTOR Allorney WILLIAM MELVIN HEETER, OF CALLENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUGGY-SPRING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

Application filed November 23, 1905. Serial No. 288.792.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MELVIN IIEETER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Callensburg, in the county of Clarion and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Springs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in buggy-springs and the object of the invention is to generally improve upon this class of inventions by the production of a simple and efiicient leaf-spring which may be attached to a rig with few fixings and at a slight expense and affording means for stiffening and bracing the body of the gear.

More specifically, my invention comprises an improved spring for buggies, the spring being fastened at one end by suitable clip mechanism to the axle of the gear and having a portion thereof running substantially parallel with the box and spaced apart from the edge of the box, thereby lessening the side tilt or swing of the body, and so arranged that the fifth-wheel will be relieved of strain which comes upon the same where elliptical springs commonly used are employed, the spring being bent substantially V-shaped at its longitudinal center and having one end bent upon itself and adapted to be secured to the under surface of the fifth-wheel at the forward end of the gear and at the rear end to the bottom of the box.

My invention consists, further, in various details of construction and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined'in the appended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a running-gear of a buggy, showing the application of my springs thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the manner of attachment of the spring to the axle, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the springs.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the front axle of a vehicle-gear, and B the rear axle, connected by a reach C, and D represents brace-bars, the rear ends of which are widened and perforated to receive the thread-- ed ends of the staples E, and F designates blocks which are recessed upon their under edges and adapted to fit over-the upper edges of the axle.

G G designate leaf-springs which at the rear end of the gear are fastened to the rear axle by means of said staples holding each a spring against the upper surface of one of said recessed blocks and also by means of a bolt K passing through an aperture near the end of the spring and an aperture in the flaring end of the brace D, said staple and bolt being held in place by means of nuts, as shown. The springs at the forward end of the vehicle are fastened in a similar manner as the springs are fastened to the rear axle, excepting that instead of the bolts and staples being secured to the brace D they are fastened to plates 0, held against the under edge of the forward axle. It will be observed that each of said springs is bent upon itself at a point indicated in the drawings by letter Q, making the spring substantially V- shaped a portion of its length, and one end of each spring is thence bent upon itself, as at R, and parallel with one of the legs of said V-shaped portion, with a space intervening between the same, and the bent ends of the springs at the forward end of the gear are securely fastened to the under face of the fifthwheel J of the gear, which has swiveled connection with the platform or box I of the wagon. The rear springs are fastened in any suitable manner direct to the under surface of the platform or box, as shown.

Upon reference to the bottom plan view of the drawings it will be observed that the outer legs of each spring run substantially parallel with the opposite longitudinal edges of the platform or box, slightly tapering toward the box, but extend each a suflicient distance toward each other, preferably each a quarter of the length of the box, thus affording an easy spring for taking up vibrations, and by reason of the peculiar manner of mounting the springs with a space intervening between the opposite longitudinal edges of the box and the outer legs of the spring the box may be allowed to tilt sidewise or forward without interference with the spring and without any frictional contact between the box and the spring.

By the provision of a spring made in ac cordance with my invention being hung a considerable distance toward the ends of the axle the side tilting or swinging of the gear is prevented, and when the front gear passes over a stone or obstruction there would be no strain upon the fifth-wheel, which otherwise would be the case with side springs where the latter are attached to the center of the body, which gives a chance for the body to rock forward and backward, throwing the strain upon the fastenings of the spring.

What I olairn-is A spring-gear for buggies comprising, in combination with the forward and rear axles, leaf-springs, each being bent substantially V- shaped and having an end bent upon itself WILLIAM MELVIN HEETER.

Witnesses:

E. M. HEETER, JOHN G. ELLIOTT. 

